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Co-infection with hepatitis C increases mortality risk by 50% for patients with AIDS

 

Co-infection with hepatitis C increases the risk of death for patients with AIDS by 50%, according to the results of a large study published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. A fifth of these deaths were attributable to liver-related causes, five times the rate seen in people with AIDS who were not co-infected.
 
The investigators also found that a third of co-infected patients were unaware of their hepatitis C infection.

Few deaths in HIV-positive people were attributable to liver disease in the period before effective antiretroviral treatment became available. However, large numbers of people with HIV are co-infected with hepatitis C virus and liver disease caused by this infection is now an increasingly important cause of death among these co-infected people.

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Bob takes a swipe at gays

ZIMBABWE’S President Robert Mugabe at the weekend told British Prime Minister David Cameron “to hell with you” over the prime minister’s call to respect gay rights.

 
SOME KIND OF INSANITY: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe listens to speeches during his birthday rally in Mutare about, 26km east of the capital Harare. Mugabe turned 88 last Tuesday. PHOTO: REUTERS
Cameron said at the Commonwealth summit last year that countries receiving British aid should respect human rights, including gay rights.

Outreach success for STI/Condom Week

STI/Condom Week proved to be a very busy and productive week for Health4Men in both Gauteng and Western Cape.

Numerous events were scheduled in Khayelitsha, Soweto and other locations over the period 12-18 February 2012. Community events in Cape Town took place in association with the City of Cape Town Health Department, the Western Cape Department of Health and other non-profit organisations and included Site C taxi rank (Khayelitsha),  Khayelitsha Mall and Kuyasa Men’s Clinic. Events included HIV testing drives, educational talks on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and condom distribution.

In Johannesburg, Health4Men took part in the Healthy Lifestyle Exhibition that was organized by the University of Johannesburg Campus Health Centre and Health4Men also went back to the Rec Room on Valentine’s Day for our monthly HCT service visit.

TB Awareness Month

South Africa has the fourth-highest burden of TB (tuberculosis) in the world and also has the largest number of drug-resistant TB cases reported worldwide. Another big problem in South Africa is the high prevalence rate of TB and HIV co-infection. HIV seriously affects the immune system which escalates the risk of contracting TB.

The month of March is ‘TB Awareness Month’  - Read further and get more information on what you need to know about Tuberculosis

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